Hollywood’s Box Office Heroes Proving Mortal In China

By MICHAEL CIEPLY, New York Times
Sun, 04/21/2013 - 6:50pm

Hollywood blockbusters appeared poised last year to take over China’s box office, but something unexpected happened on the way to the bank: demand tapered off sharply.

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